seven letters

Letters to the Seven Churches in Revelation
Church Ref. What is commended? What is condemned/warned against? What should be done?

Ephesus 2:1-7 (1) their works, toil and patient endurance
(2) their orthodoxy (testing and rejecting false leaders)
(3) their persistence (not growing weary)
(4) their hatred of the Nicolaitans' works abandoning their first love (1) Remember the height from which they have fallen
(2) Repent
(3) Do the works they did at first

Smyrna 2:8-11 (1) their tribulation and poverty
(2) the slander against them (1) Don't be afraid
(2) Be faithful to death

Pergamum 2:12-17 their loyalty to Christ, even under trying circumstances some of them hold to the teaching of Balaam, and some to the teaching of the Nicolaitans Repent

Thyatira 2:18-29 (1) their works
(2) their love, faith, service and patient endurance
(3) their growth in works (thie "latter works exceed the first") their toleration of the immoral woman, Jezebel, who teaches and leads Christians to practice immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols, and who refuses to repent (1) Repent (those involved with Jezebel)
(2) Hold fast what they have, conquer, and keep Christ's works until the end (those involved with Jezebel)

Sardis 3:1-6 a few faithful ones (1) imperfect works
(2) their reputation of being alive when in reality they are dead (1) Awake, and strengthen what remains and is on the point of death
(2) Remember what you received and heard; keep that, and repent

Philadelphia 3:7-13 (1) their works, their "little power"
(2) their keeping God's word and not denying his name
(3) their keeping Christ's word of patient endurance Hold fast what they have

Laodicea 3:14-22 (1) they are neither hot nor cold, but lukewarm
(2) their saying they are rich, have prospered and need nothing, when really they are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked (1) Buy from Christ "gold refined by fire," white garments, and eye salve
(2) Be zealous and repent
(3) Hear Christ's voice and open the door (to their hearts)

Church	Ref.	What is commended?	What is condemned/warned against?	What should be done?
Ephesus	2:1-7	(1) their works, toil and patient endurance (2) their orthodoxy (testing and rejecting false leaders) (3) their persistence (not growing weary) (4) their hatred of the Nicolaitans' works	abandoning their first love	(1) Remember the height from which they have fallen (2) Repent (3) Do the works they did at first
Smyrna	2:8-11	(1) their tribulation and poverty (2) the slander against them		(1) Don't be afraid (2) Be faithful to death
Pergamum	2:12-17	their loyalty to Christ, even under trying circumstances	some of them hold to the teaching of Balaam, and some to the teaching of the Nicolaitans	Repent
Thyatira	2:18-29	(1) their works (2) their love, faith, service and patient endurance (3) their growth in works (thie "latter works exceed the first")	their toleration of the immoral woman, Jezebel, who teaches and leads Christians to practice immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols, and who refuses to repent	(1) Repent (those involved with Jezebel) (2) Hold fast what they have, conquer, and keep Christ's works until the end (those involved with Jezebel)
Sardis	3:1-6	a few faithful ones	(1) imperfect works (2) their reputation of being alive when in reality they are dead	(1) Awake, and strengthen what remains and is on the point of death (2) Remember what you received and heard; keep that, and repent
Philadelphia	3:7-13	(1) their works, their "little power" (2) their keeping God's word and not denying his name (3) their keeping Christ's word of patient endurance		Hold fast what they have
Laodicea	3:14-22		(1) they are neither hot nor cold, but lukewarm (2) their saying they are rich, have prospered and need nothing, when really they are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked	(1) Buy from Christ "gold refined by fire," white garments, and eye salve (2) Be zealous and repent (3) Hear Christ's voice and open the door (to their hearts)